The Sackler Crossing, installed in 2006, gives easy access to some of Kew’s less visited areas. The black granite walkway leads you over the water along a curving path that mimics the Lake’s rounded banks. On approaching the bridge, its walls appear to form a solid boundary that gradually begins to disappear when viewed sideways on.

A little bit of history

The Lake was created in 1856 in an area that was excavated to provide gravel for terracing the original Temperate House. Underground channels connect our Lake with the Thames, and it was filled for the first time in 1861.

The Sackler Crossing opened in 2006, becoming the first ever bridge across the Lake. Designed by architect John Pawson, it won the 2008 Stephen Lawrence Prize.